Quote from: paclassic89 on September 28, 2025, 05:15:34 PMTough weekend for Middlebury.  They need to find a way to get the offense going.

Midd coach making strange moves to bolster offense, including benching leading goalie in the NESCAC thus far.  team is 0-2-1 since benching.  Truly befuddling. 

Correct SL - allow me to clarify - undefeated in regular season, lost in NESCAC finals to Conn and Amherst in national semis.  Tufts made it to neither.  Regardless, focusing on something different, what do folks here make of the low scoring thus far?  three 0-0 draws last weekend and scoring seems to be down.  Early season and lack of much of a pre-season? 

Thanks SL, I get a kick out of your review, especially with respect to Midd.  Have not won anything in recent memory?  How about NESCAC reg season champs and undefeated in 2024, along with final four appearance?  But I do agree with the gritty comment and the youth.  Time will tell.  Big match against Amherst this weekend.  Hopefully they can get payback for a tough but controversial loss against AM in last years National final 4 match in Vegas.  Will be an intense 90 minutes. 

Jose - I've been to enough Amherst-Midd games to know that the claim Midd is homophobic is baseless.  Is this justification for the 2023 post game conduct of your players AND coaches?  To claim in the face of the 2023 post game video that these actions may "not be your cup of tea" is tone deaf and shows your level of character, as do your prior posts.  Would you be proud of your son grabbing his crotch in a lewd fashion towards a crowd of fans?  And as someone pointed out above, the fact that the Asst coach was complicit is telling.  It starts at the top.  I am confident the volume of posts since yours of yesterday demonstrate you are in the clear minority in your defense of this conduct.   

I think the point SC made is that there is a right way and a wrong way to play the game.  Winning a national championship should not change that.  Particularly when both Amherst wins in Vegas could have gone either way, especially when NCAA decides to bring in "VAR" for the first time in Final Four. 

Midd beat Williams today 1-0 in pre-season friendly.  Nice save from Midd keepter on pk and a breakaway.  Both teams looked a little rusty but Midd created the better chances, especially in the first half when expected top players were on the pitch.

Oh, and did I mention there was no camera behind Amherst net for good replay video, yet there was one behind Midd net.  Even the NCAA official on hand agreed if they are going to do VAR it needs to be equitable.  Alright, enough of the venting.  Be well, and go Conn.

Quote from: SKUD on December 06, 2024, 11:44:34 AMPN delay (vs continuation) was curious on that one. I felt the 2nd game crew was solid overall .

Head ref in Midd-Amherst game was weak from the start.  Let the Amherst boys have their way with physical play and Midd followed suit.  #32 kicks Mid goalie in the head when it was clearly possessed by keeper.  An automatic red but somehow he gives a yellow.  Fine, he does not want to make such a big decision with so much on the line.  Then he awards them a very weak pk.  I have watched the reply endless times.  there was no way there was sufficient conclusive evidence to award PK.  Such a shame it had to end that way and not in the run of play.  Honestly, he was very weak all around and should not be handling a semifinal game in national championships.  I dont think he will be handling key matches anytime soon.  at least I hope not.  Other than that it was a hard fought game by both side, just unfortunate it ended the way it did.

Quote from: Garden12 on November 24, 2024, 10:50:22 PMAnyone who watched W&L vs Dickinson and Babson vs Midd, what were your thoughts

Babson-Midd.  Midd outplayed Babson much of the game but once again had hard time finishing, giving Babson key opportunities to score.  A few clutch saves from Waterman in net kept them in it.  Still trying to figure out why babson had their keeper lead off on the pens.  overall a great match and class from both sides. 

Quote from: rdanie03 on October 30, 2024, 10:35:55 PMI agree. I would also say that Nuhu should be the POTY and that Nik Antic will very likely win DPOY

Did you see Antic against Bowdoin.  Not  great goal.  But he has been solid this season

Quote from: camosfan on October 31, 2024, 08:35:34 AMTufts starting back four is the best this year and this is both as a unit and individually. Number 13 from Middlebury is the only defender up there with that group.

Dont sleep on Will O'Brien for Midd.  He is as solid as you get.

there was nothing of note postgame Midd-Babson.  Well played and generally clean game, unlike the Colby goalie throttling Gavin R which should have been a card (yellow/red) but not even a foul.  Pathetic reffing in that one.